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SheltieLover's JournalSupern DEM Leadership on display in Memphis
[link:https://www.memphisflyer.com/NewsBlog/archives/2020/03/31/midtown-east-memphis-coronavirus-hot-spots|
This is what crisis management should look like at federal level! So proud of our dem leadership in Memphis!
Charts, graphs, age breakdowns, etc.
What a contrast to repukes!
GO DEMS! 
Article & Map of Infections in Memphis
[link:https://www.memphisflyer.com/NewsBlog/archives/2020/03/31/midtown-east-memphis-coronavirus-hot-spots|
Valuable info here with charts, graps & stats on age groups infected.
This is what leadership in a pandemic looks like, not sticking heads in sand like repukes!
Go Dems!
'Just complete chaos': Soldiers' Home staff cite dangerous conditions fueling COVID-19 outbreak
[link:https://www.gazettenet.com/Employees-allege-lax-COVID-19-safety-protocols-at-Holyoke-Soldiers-Home-33631412|
HOLYOKE — As the region reels from 13 recent deaths of veterans at the Soldiers’ Home amid an outbreak of COVID-19, staff members are alleging that dangerous conditions and a lack of transparency on the part of administrators fueled the crisis.
“It’s just complete chaos,” said one certified nursing assistant, or CNA, choking back tears Monday while describing the dangerous conditions the residents were allegedly exposed to:
■allowing a patient with symptoms awaiting coronavirus test results to mingle in common areas on his unit;
■failing to isolate that patient’s roommates and to provide staff who had to treat him with proper protective equipment;
Much more at link!
Propublica: Major Medical Staffing Company Just Slashed Benefits for Doctors and Nurses Fighting Cor
[link:https://www.propublica.org/article/coronavirus-er-doctors-nurses-benefits|
SERIES:CORONAVIRUS
A Major Medical Staffing Company Just Slashed Benefits for Doctors and Nurses Fighting Coronavirus
Alteon Health, a staffing company backed by private-equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners, will cut salaries, time off and retirement benefits for providers, citing lost revenue. Several hospital operators announced similar cuts.
Emergency room doctors and nurses many of whom are dealing with an onslaught of coronavirus patients and shortages of protective equipment — are now finding out that their compensation is getting cut.
Most ER providers in the U.S. work for staffing companies that have contracts with hospitals. Those staffing companies are losing revenue as hospitals postpone elective procedures and non-coronavirus patients avoid emergency rooms. Health insurers are processing claims more slowly as they adapt to a remote workforce.
“Despite the risks our providers are facing, and the great work being done by our teams, the economic challenges brought forth by COVID-19 have not spared our industry,” Steve Holtzclaw, the CEO of Alteon Health, one of the largest staffing companies, wrote in a memo to employees on Monday.
Much more at link! 🤬🤬🤬🤬
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